China to ‘wait and see’ if Japan sincere on ‘comfort women’ issue
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday it would “wait and see” how sincere Japan was after South Korea and Japan reached a landmark agreement to resolve the issue of “comfort women”.
European chamber says still has concerns on China anti-terror law
BEIJING (Reuters) – The European Chamber of Commerce in China still has concerns about China’s new counter-terrorism law despite some of the more contentious cyber elements of it being dropped, the chamber said in a statement released late on Monday.
China tells state-owned firms to absorb laid-off soldiers
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese government has told state-owned companies they must help absorb soldiers laid off due to military reforms, as part of their contribution to the army’s modernization and social stability.
Deal reached to allow stranded Cuban migrants out of Costa Rica
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Central American countries have agreed to a pilot program to start allowing thousands of Cuban migrants stranded in Costa Rica to continue onward to the United States from next month, governments in the region said on Monday….
Exclusive: Seized documents reveal Islamic State’s Department of ‘War Spoils’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Islamic State has set up departments to handle “war spoils,” including slaves, and the exploitation of natural resources such as oil, creating the trappings of government that enable it to manage large swaths of Syria and Iraq an…
South Korea, Japan agree to irreversibly end ‘comfort women’ row
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea and Japan reached a landmark agreement on Monday to resolve the issue of “comfort women”, as those who were forced to work in Japan’s wartime brothels were euphemistically known, an issue that has long plagued ties between…
Iraq PM vows to defeat ISIS in 2016 after army’s first major victory
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A triumphant Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared on Monday that the coming year would see his forces defeat Islamic State, after his military achieved its first major victory since collapsing in the face of the fighters 18…
Strike that killed Syrian rebel chief complicates peace talks push: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russian air strikes like the one that killed a top Syrian rebel leader last week send the wrong message to groups engaged in a political dialogue to end the conflict and complicate efforts to begin negotiations, the U.S. State De…
Ship with low-enriched uranium leaves Iran for Russia: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A ship carrying more than 25,000 pounds (11,000 kg) of low-enriched uranium materials left Iran for Russia on Monday in an Iranian step toward honoring a July 14 nuclear deal with major powers, the United States said.
Hundreds of fighters and civilians escape besieged Syrian areas under U.N. deal
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Around 450 Syrian fighters and their families were evacuated from two besieged areas on Monday under the kind of operation that the United Nations hopes can be a stepping stone toward
